Infant&#39;s vest.



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INFANT'S VEST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24. me.

1,218,307. Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Snow V601 Hart? Jan e Fuse,

4': I W AZQZWW HATTIE JANE PAGE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

' INFANTS VEST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Application filed July 24, 1916. SerialNo. 111,099. e

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HATTIE citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Infants Vests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in infants vests, and its objects are: first, to provide a vest so cut and assembled that it will not be necessary to disconnectthe neck fastenings when desiring to put the vest onto, or to take it off of a child; second, to provide a means whereby there will be no danger or opportunity of the vest spreading apart or becoming wrinkled and uncomfortable when on the infant, and, third, to provide a Vest having the qualities hereinbefore claimed that may be readily converted into a napkin support.

These objects are attained by the construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawing, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the vest,

and Fig. 2 shows practically the form of the vest when in condition to be placed upon an infant.

In cutting the fabric for making this vest the neck curves, 1, 2, 3, are properly formed and then a retaining strap, as 4, 5, is extended from the front parts of the neck curve. The strap 5 is passed under the lap 8 of the vest and is passed through an opening, as 6, and secured shoulder of the child, practically on the shoulder seam, while the strap 4, extending from the neck curve 3, passes outside of the lap 8 and is secured to the left shoulder of the vest, all as indicated at 7, 7, in Fig. 1. With this construction the laps or folds 8 and 9 form a double breasted vest to thor= oughly protect the thorax and lungs of the infant. \Vhile the straps 4 and 5 are-shown in Fig. 1 as buttoned to the shoulder ofthe vest, it is not desired to restrict it to this form of fastening, as the adjustability of the neck opening, to be hereafter more fully explained, renders it possible to secure the end of these straps in any available manner, as by buttoning, as in Fig. 1, by the use of tie strings made of baby ribbon, as in Fig. 2, by the use of hooks and eyes, or pins, or, even, by sewing the ends of the straps se- JANE-PAGE, a y

in place over the right curely to the body of the fabric. For very young infants the button fastening is preferable as it is not convenient to force a garment of this kind over the head and arms of children under five or six months old, as they are too feeble. and helpless to assist in any manner in the process, but as soon as the child has attained an age when it can use a given degree of judgment, and can assist somewhat in the proper placing of the vest upon it, it is much more desirable to v have the ends of the straps permanently secured to the shoulders of the vest, as by sewing, for the reasons: first, that by this means no hard substance, as "a button, is present to press upon, and hurt the child,

' and, second, it :is much more convenient as 'the danger of the straps becoming disconnected at 7, 7, when putting the vest onto a child, is wholly averted.

When putting on, or taking off this gar ment the two front folds of the neck, as 2, 3, should be taken hold of practically at c, in'Fig. 1, and the straps 4 and 5 drawn outward until the neck of the vest assumes practically the position indicated in Fig. 2. \Vhen in this position the body of the vest naturally assumesthe position shown in Fig. 2 so it is no trouble to throw it over the head of the child.

The extended flap 10 is designed'to act a double purpose: first, it is to be folded upon the line 11 to the position indicated by the dotted lines 11, in Fig. 1 and there secured by passing a safety pin, or other available fastening device, as indicated at 12, through this flap and through both of the folds.'8'and 9 of the body of the vest, for the purpose of holding these folds securely in place so they cannot wrinkle, fold, or draw upward or sidewise, when on .the child, and, second, itmay be utilized.

to hold anapkin upon the child, the space between a and 7) being designed for the passage of the childs legs, it being understood,

be more desirable if it were made proportionally narrower, or. perhaps, longer, or the folds 8 and 9 might be more desirable if wider, &c.

When this vest has been placed upon a child by passing it over his head Without unfastening the straps 4' and 5 from the shoulders, all that is necessary to draw the shoulders and neck curves into proper place is to take hold of the shoulders and ends of the straps at 7, T and draw gently outward and the vest will be drawn into proper position to tit comfortably on the. child and so it cannot work out of place or become disarranged without the lirect..-eti'ort of a nurse drawing upon the points indicated at c, in Fig. l, as hereinbefore described, even with the point at 12 unsecured, but with the flap 10 in position 11 and there secured there is no possible chance for the disarrangeinent of any part of the vest.

The breast piece or lap 8 may, if desired,

be securely attached to the lap 9, for a, short distance at the lower end, as indicated by the dotted lines 9, in Fig. 1, but I do not deem this of any advantage, as it renders it much more inconvenient to place the vest onto a very young child where the straps l and 5 have to be disconnected at 7, or onto an older child where the straps at and 5 may be left secured at 7 but it is desirable I that the flaps or folds 8 and 9 be separated at the lower end, as in Fig. 2. i

It will be readily understood that this neck and strap construction may be applied to any Form of infants, childrens or ladies waists, hence I do not desire to restrict myself to infants garments, but have made the description upon these as really the most desirable class of apparel upon which to use the device as shown.

\Vhat is claimed as new in this invention, and is desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the l'nited States, is

In a childs rest, a closed back and an open doiible-breasted front, the outer fold of the front having;- a slot through it near the junction of the shoulder seam and the armscye seam, a strap extending; from one breast fold under the other breast fold and through the slot and the free end securely connected with the shoulder at the point of connection of the shoulder seam and the arinscye seam, a similar strap extending from the outer fold of the vest with the free end extending to, and securely connected with the opposite shoulder at the point of connection ot the shoulder seam and the arinscye seam.

Signed at Grand ,nA'rTiE JANE PAGE.

Rapids, Michigan, July 18, 1916. 

